I'm sure that the CPU and mobo are more highly priced than what I really need, but I don't know anything about them really. I play games like Portal 2, Dota 2, Borderlands 2, SC2, GW2, Crysis 2, Payday, and Battlefield 3 (lots of 2s in that list...). I play at 1680*1050, but I'd like to have a relatively future proof GPU and the deal with Hitman, Sleeping Dogs, and Far Cry 3 is too good.

Your power supply won't be able to support your video card. I think you can cut back on the video card by a lot. This is more than sufficient for your needs. It'll last you as a GPU for at least 3 years, which is about the time you should be upgrading anyway.

Tonystew42, I know I went over but that is because I don't really know about the CPU and related mobo so I just picked something that was near the top of most bought. As for the RAM, it was $15 more for twice as much which I figured was reasonable given that I reach 100% usage on occasion as it is with my current 8 (although they are lower speeds).

Crusad3r, how do you know if the PSU won't support it? All I could find was "at least a 500W." And when you do choose, how do you generally determine how much to oversupply?

I'm sure that the CPU and mobo are more highly priced than what I really need, but I don't know anything about them really. I play games like Portal 2, Dota 2, Borderlands 2, SC2, GW2, Crysis 2, Payday, and Battlefield 3 (lots of 2s in that list...). I play at 1680*1050, but I'd like to have a relatively future proof GPU and the deal with Hitman, Sleeping Dogs, and Far Cry 3 is too good.

I would'nt trust a 550w with that kind of video card maybe a 7770 video card (which is cheaper and does run everything on ultra atm).CPU looks good but I would recommend an I3 as it kicks the crap out of every game on the market,I wouldnt bother with AMDs they are half the price but in the computing world you get what you pay for in other words half the price half as powerful,not to mention compatability issues.Anything above an I3 it is overkill unless you are overclocking.1024/768 resolution is much less hard on your GPU and looks nearly as good. RAM is pretty good but you only need 8GB atm anything over is overkill. Mobo does'nt matter as long as its a good brand and it looks like you picked a fairly decent board.Case does'nt matter unless you are overclocking and need a decent airflow (not an issue with this build) you would be fine with a $15 case if you buy an I3 the I5 might need a little better airflow though.

As an update for this, I've ordered the RAM that I mentioned above and pretty much given up on the $600 price point XD. I'll be getting an i7 3770k with the help of a friend working at Best Buy who can take advantage of this deal which means it will be at most $120 shipped compared to the $150 I was looking to pay at Tiger Direct for their Black Friday sale. Probably getting this MSI Z77 mobo and this case. Do you guys have any good case recommendations that are available for under $50 instead of this one? Bumped up the PSU to 600W and hoping to grab this Thermaltake on Black Friday for $40 (-20 MIR). And a 2TB version of the Seagate for $70 as well.

As an update for this, I've ordered the RAM that I mentioned above and pretty much given up on the $600 price point XD. I'll be getting an i7 3770k with the help of a friend working at Best Buy who can take advantage of this deal which means it will be at most $120 shipped compared to the $150 I was looking to pay at Tiger Direct for their Black Friday sale. Probably getting this MSI Z77 mobo and this case. Do you guys have any good case recommendations that are available for under $50 instead of this one? Bumped up the PSU to 600W and hoping to grab this Thermaltake on Black Friday for $40 (-20 MIR). And a 2TB version of the Seagate for $70 as well.

Coolermaster HAF is $50-$60. A pretty good case with good airflow if you like the design.

I'm sure that the CPU and mobo are more highly priced than what I really need, but I don't know anything about them really. I play games like Portal 2, Dota 2, Borderlands 2, SC2, GW2, Crysis 2, Payday, and Battlefield 3 (lots of 2s in that list...). I play at 1680*1050, but I'd like to have a relatively future proof GPU and the deal with Hitman, Sleeping Dogs, and Far Cry 3 is too good.

I would'nt trust a 550w with that kind of video card maybe a 7770 video card (which is cheaper and does run everything on ultra atm).CPU looks good but I would recommend an I3 as it kicks the crap out of every game on the market,I wouldnt bother with AMDs they are half the price but in the computing world you get what you pay for in other words half the price half as powerful,not to mention compatability issues.Anything above an I3 it is overkill unless you are overclocking.1024/768 resolution is much less hard on your GPU and looks nearly as good. RAM is pretty good but you only need 8GB atm anything over is overkill. Mobo does'nt matter as long as its a good brand and it looks like you picked a fairly decent board.Case does'nt matter unless you are overclocking and need a decent airflow (not an issue with this build) you would be fine with a $15 case if you buy an I3 the I5 might need a little better airflow though.

Total cost of $862.43 unless I decide to grab an after market heat sink/CPU fan which I'll probably do if I see the Hyper 212+ or Evo for about $20 sometime during the holiday season. After rebates (which I'm not too optimistic about given that they are rebates...) it would be about $796.

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